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huemul

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Etymology

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From Spanish huemul, from Mapudungun.

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Noun

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huemul (plural huemuls)

  1. A yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America; the two species are endangered.
    Synonyms: gemul, guemal
    • 2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 52:
      Another icon inhabiting these mountains is the huemul, or Andean deer, which shares the Chilean coat of arms with the condor.
  2. Hippocamelus bisulcus, the more southern of the two species
    Synonyms: south Andean deer, southern huemul, southern guemal, south Andean huemul, Chilean huemul

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Etymology

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From Spanish huemul, from Mapudungun. First attested in the nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋɛˈmɔl/
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  • Hyphenation: hue‧mul
  • Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

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huemul m (plural huemuls)

  1. huemul, deer of the genus Hippocamelus

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mapudungun [Term?].

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /w̝eˈmul/ [w̝eˈmul]
  • Rhymes: -ul
  • Syllabification: hue‧mul

Noun

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huemul m (plural huemules)

  1. huemul

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Descendants

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  • English: huemul

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